''Clermontia drepanomorpha'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the

bellflower family The family (biology), family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order (biology), order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genus, genera of herbaceous plant, herbaceous flowering plant, plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees ...

known by the common name Kohala Mountain clermontia. It is one of several

Hawaiian lobelioids The Hawaiian lobelioids are a group of flowering plants in the bellflower family, Campanulaceae, subfamily Lobelioideae, all of which are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. This is the largest plant radiation in the Hawaiian Islands, and indeed t ...

in genus ''Clermontia'' that are known as ''`oha wai''. This plant is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to Kohala, a

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at the northern end of the island of

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.Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003
''Clermontia drepanomorpha''.
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003. Downloaded on 17 September 2015. This is a federally listed

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of the United States.USFWS
US Fish & Wildlife Species Profile.
It is a perennial tree that can be terrestrial or epiphytic and it grows in wet boggy forests. There are fewer than 250 individuals remaining in the wet forests on the slopes of the volcano. Threats to the species include disturbance by

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s, deer, rats, and people, and

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References

External links

USDA Plants Profile of ''Clermontia drepanomorpha''
drepanomorpha Endemic flora of Hawaii Biota of Hawaii (island) {{Campanulaceae-stub